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Anemones, often referred to as windflowers, are cherished for their simple yet striking beauty and are frequently compared to poppies.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
In addition to the trout lily, Georgia’s spring ephemerals include bloodroot, toothwort, harbinger of spring, wild geranium, blue cohosh, twinleaf, May-apple, Virginia bluebell, celandine poppy, Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, wood anemone, windflower, bleeding heart, phacelia and more.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Spring-blooming anemones such as poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) and Grecian windflowers (Anemone blanda) are favorites among gardeners and florists alike.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
White, lavender, or pink flowers dance in the wind on tall, wiry stems, giving the plant one of its common names, windflower.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
But crocus are, in fact, corms, and winter aconite and Grecian windflower grow from hard, lumpy tubers.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
This weeks-long parade is enlivened by specialty bulbs, which bloom in the following order, loosely: giant snowdrop, bulbous iris, common snowdrop, crocus, scilla, chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), windflower and muscari (grape hyacinth).
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
Think carefully about the location of your windflowers before planting.
—Bob Gathany, AL.com, 8 Feb. 2018
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
In addition to the trout lily, Georgia’s spring ephemerals include bloodroot, toothwort, harbinger of spring, wild geranium, blue cohosh, twinleaf, May-apple, Virginia bluebell, celandine poppy, Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, wood anemone, windflower, bleeding heart, phacelia and more.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Spring-blooming anemones such as poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) and Grecian windflowers (Anemone blanda) are favorites among gardeners and florists alike.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
White, lavender, or pink flowers dance in the wind on tall, wiry stems, giving the plant one of its common names, windflower.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
But crocus are, in fact, corms, and winter aconite and Grecian windflower grow from hard, lumpy tubers.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
This weeks-long parade is enlivened by specialty bulbs, which bloom in the following order, loosely: giant snowdrop, bulbous iris, common snowdrop, crocus, scilla, chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), windflower and muscari (grape hyacinth).
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
Think carefully about the location of your windflowers before planting.
—Bob Gathany, AL.com, 8 Feb. 2018
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“Windflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windflower. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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windflower
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wind·flow·er
-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 
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